Quinnipiac field hockey senior Jess Rusin and men's cross
country sophomore Brendan Copley were named the Quinnipiac October
Athletes of the Month.

Rusin led Quinnipiac with seven goals and three assists for the
month of October on her way to the Quinnipiac program record for
goals and points scored. Rusin broke the goals scored record with
the 32nd marker of her career in a 3-0 win against Robert Morris on
Oct. 18. She would go on to break the career points record in her
next outing. For the year, she has scored a program single-season
record 15 goals to go along with five assists for 35 points, also a
single-season record.

Rusin scored in each game she played, while also picking up
assists in wins against Yale, Brown and Sacred Heart to start the
month. She scored twice against Robert Morris before finishing with
goals against Rider and Monmouth to give her a six game
point-streak for the month.

Brendan Copley caps an amazing month by winning his second
Quinnipiac Male Athlete of the Month Award. Already the
University’s Athlete of the Month in August, Copley shined
with three outstanding performances in October starting with the
Paul Short Run where he finished 14th out of 372
runners with a time of 25:47 in the 8k event.

Copley’s breakout performance came the following week where
he finished the New England Championships from Franklin Park in
24:58, good enough for 20th place and an All-MAAC
Runner of the Week award. His finishing time was the second-fastest
ever for any Bobcat competing at Franklin Park behind only
Quinnipiac Hall of Famer John Ciccarelli who ran the meet in 24:38
back in 2006. Copley’s time outkicked those of other
distinguished Quinnipiac alum in Roland Lavalee (25:09, 1997) and
Tom Martin (25:09, 2004). He finished up the month with a
4th place finish (out of 119 competitors) at the
CCSU Mini Meet for his third Top 5 result of the season.